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The deaths of 13 South African soldiers in the mutinous Central African Republic has opposition politicians asking why South African troops were there. The ruling ANC has denied it has any business in the Central African Republic — which is rich in natural resources, including diamonds and uranium.

Law enforcement agencies are reporting an increase in health insurance scams across the country. Many of the scammers seem to be preying on the public's confusion over the massive changes taking place in the nation's health care system.

Now 17 years and seven albums into its existence, Luminiferous reaffirms High On Fire's consistent mastery of heavy metal.

Released in 1972, The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street was a fat collection of rock 'n' roll at its roughest and bluesiest. Nearly four decades later, it's a classic. In the center of the veritable circus surrounding the band was Keith Richards' villa in the south of France, where the album was recorded.

On her new album, Thao Nguyen and her band sound emboldened and unafraid to delve into some heavy, nervy stuff.

President Biden outlined his vision for how the U.S. will help the world slow global warming and aid developing countries suffering its effects.

Trevor Rainbolt can identify telephone polls, bridges, even swaths of dead plants in obscure locations around the globe.

Davis was a public intellectual best known for his book City of Quartz and other searing critiques of capitalism, corruption and environmental degradation.

The nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court is playing out in Senate races around the country, including Montana, where Republicans hope the issue will help them unseat Democratic incumbent Sen. Jon Tester.

Democrats in Congress requested payment of long-promised federal aid to Native American tribal governments this week. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with one of them, Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M.

Along a quiet but unpredictable border, Ukrainian soldiers are digging in for a protracted war and training to help besieged forces in the east.

President Obama is expected to nominate former GOP Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska as Defense secretary. The potential nomination of Hagel has already drawn sharp criticism, particularly from fellow Republicans.

They aren't sure where this version of the French Canadian meat pie came from, but one thing is clear: It isn't Christmas without tourtière.

The 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit in the Mojave Desert last week has many wondering just how prepared Southern California is for a major earthquake.

A day ahead of a planned "special announcement" in South Carolina, former governor of that state and Trump administration official announced her run for president in a video posted on Twitter.

President Biden is marking the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine with a visit to neighboring Poland after a whirlwind secret trip to Kyiv.

The massive computer hack didn't just target U.S. government systems. Many private companies were also hit, and the hackers have picked on tech companies in particular.

After a conflict and reckoning stemming from its controversial past, the Sierra Club had to look inward. Can Ben Jealous bring the organization into the future?

We're learning more about profits earned by the Sackler family from the sale of Oxycontin. Before Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy, the family transferred billions into their personal accounts.

NPR's David Greene talks to Democratic Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut about Tuesday's deposition of Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the EU, about his part in the Trump-Ukraine investigation.

Richard Fierro, who stopped the Colorado Springs shooting suspect, owns a microbrewery with his wife. They hosted a fundraiser Tuesday for a non-profit that helps local LGBTQ college students.

Lights flickered or went out in some Ukrainian cities Thursday. More than 300 days into the war, airstrikes and power outages have become part of life. Where do things stand as the year winds down?

Under the Taliban, the mannequins in women's dress shops across the Afghan capital are a puzzling sight, their heads sometimes covered in silk, cloaked in cloth sacks or wrapped in black plastic bags.

A railroad union in Greece says it warned about system conditions before two trains collided. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to journalist Lydia Emmanouilidou about the country's worst rail disaster.

The lawmakers and environmental advocates are trying to include funding to address climate change in the latest farm bill, which is updated and passed by Congress every five years.